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Embracing modernity pays: Cadastre modernization effects on local property tax collection
(2024-09-26)
This paper investigates the impact of the Mexican cadastre modernization program on local property tax revenue. We evaluate a comprehensive modernization initiative, which began in 2010 and included guidelines, technical ...
Political Alignment and Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation in a Fragmented Political Landscape: Evidence from Mexico
(2024-09-26)
We investigate the relationship between neighboring municipal authorities’ shared party affiliation and inter-jurisdictional cooperation agreements in Mexico. Exploiting a Regression Discontinuity Design in close municipal ...
Does Increasing Public Spending in Health Improve Health? Lessons from a Constitutional Reform in Brazil
(2024-09-26)
There is surprisingly scarce evidence regarding the extent to which and how government health expenditure affects health outcomes. Exploiting variation generated by Brazil’s 29th Constitutional Amendment, which mandated ...
Internal Control as State Capacity
(2024-09-26)
While previous research has thoroughly examined the consequences of external control on subnational governments, less is known about the drivers and consequences of internal control. This paper presents a series of findings ...
Los desafíos de la integración fronteriza en la amazonía brasileña
(CAF, 2024-08-07)
En este documento se discute la integración fronteriza septentrional de Brasil a partir del entendimiento de
los factores económicos, sociales y culturales de la Región Norte. La presencia del extenso bioma
amazónico, ...
The Anatomy of Colombian Bureaucratic Hierarchies
(2024-07-26)
The effective deployment of the bureaucracy is fundamental to government performance and economic development. We study the organizational architecture of the central administration for a large sample of municipal governments ...
Money and lies: proxy respondents and the mismeasurement of income in surveys
(CAF, 2024-07-08)
When sampled individuals are not found at home, many surveys rely on a proxy respondent: another knowledgeable household member. We study the difference between self- and proxy-reported labor income in Mexico. We use the ...
Identidad Digital Autosoberana (IDA)
(CAF, 2024-07-02)
En un mundo cada vez más conectado, donde la digitalización permea todos los aspectos de nuestra vida cotidiana, surge un concepto revolucionario que redefine la manera en que interactuamos en línea: la identidad digital ...
Decentralizing Development: Evidence from Government Splits
(2024-07)
Changes in political boundaries aimed at devolving power to local governments are common in many countries. We examine the economic consequences of redistricting through the creation of smaller government units. Exploiting ...
Latin America in the new geometry of global supply chains
(CAF, 2024-06-20)
This paper assesses Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) preparedness to take advantage of potential shifts in the structure of global value chains (GVC). We start by unpacking and examining the main drivers of change ...